Luna: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOT FLAMING ME TO A CRISP LAST CHAPTER! I was so scared that you guys would. ((Lets pocky and candy rain on all of you))

Veron: So here's the aftermath…of sorts.

Disclaimer: Story is mine. Characters are Rumiko Takahashi's.

Chapter 21: Past, I Give Thee The Present

Inuyasha's eyes opened slowly, he winced at the pain that flooded every fiber of his being with each breath he took. He sat up, when he blinked. He couldn't move it seemed like he was seeing everything as if it was a movie. Something that he merely sat back and watched, with no input. But this was his body dammit! And-

" So you're my reincarnation."

Inuyasha turned away from the movie that seemingly played before him, to see himself. A sword at his hip, a fire rat kimono and an indigo bead necklace with miniscule fangs. A necklace reminiscent of what Kagome had enchanted him with.

" Who are you?"

" Who the hell do you think I am? I'm you."

Inuyasha choked on his next words with that statement.

" Believe me, you're not the only one freaked out by seeing his reflection."

" How can you talk to me then?"

" We share the same soul. And…

…

We both tasted Kagome's blood."

Inuyasha snorted and looked away, when he felt a clawed hand grasp his throat, digging his nails into his flesh.

" Don't take it so lightly."

" Who the fuck said I was?" He gasped, glaring down at his incarnate.

The other pair of flaming gold eyes narrowed before dropping unceremoniously on the ground.

" You're experiencing the effects of the bond. Kagome…she was…"

Inuyasha bolted up his eyes wide.

" What happened to her?"

His incarnate, stared impassively at him, not making a move. Before he disappeared from sight, leaving Inuyasha alone in the impending darkness with only the movie of his sight playing behind him.

" GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD! TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!"

" I am borrowing your body you idiot. I need to talk to her."

" WHAT THE FUCK FOR?"

" For your sake…

…

And hers. Now shut up and just watch."

Rin shifted as she heard Inuyasha's covers move. Her brown eyes looked over blearily when his eyes shifted sharply over to her.

" You."

" Inuyasha-oni-chan?"

" Where's Kagome?"

The miko gazed up at the angry gaze before her.

" Over there Inuyasha-san." She murmured, pointing to the couch a few yards away.

He leapt beside the couch and ran his fingers delicately through her hair. His gold eyes glowing with worry, he ran his fingers over the planes of her face, lingering on her lips for a moment. The incarnate, breathed deeply as he burrowed his face in her hair, drowning in her scent. Memories running rampant in his mind of a past long forgotten. Looking down at her, he tilted her face toward his, brushing his lips softly against hers.

Inuyasha cursed, he yelled, he growled and spat. But his incarnate couldn't hear him. He was kissing his Kagome! His! Where the hell did he get off-?

The hanyou stopped ranting and merely fell to his knees, his eyes reflecting his betrayal as he watched her mouth return his incarnates kiss.

" Inuyasha-kun."

Inuyasha smiled and held her body close to his, pulling her off of the couch. She held him in return, burrowing her face into his haori. This felt so right…so familiar…

Her eyes snapped open as two arms enveloped her and brought her close.

" Inuyasha?"

" Shut up. If you die Kagome, everyone here would die."

" Why?" She murmured as she felt her tears dry, burrowing into his embrace. Her eyes slid closed as she felt sleep over take her.

" Because we love you stupid."

" Kagome?" The incarnate asked, tilting her chin towards his.

" Inuyasha-kun…where's Inuyasha?"

" Here." He took her hand and placed it over his heart.

" I need to ask you something…"

" Yes?"

" What did Onigumo do?"

Inuyasha merely stared blankly at the opening of his sight. Watching the wide orbs of his unrequited love, staring lovingly in his eyes. Only it wasn't him she was seeing, it was that bastard!

" What did Onigumo do?"

And those eyes suddenly turned cold with hate as he watched Kagome's eyes brim with unshed tears.

" I'll show you."

Her fingertips rested on her lover's forehead, making his eyes close.

Kagome's eyes turned a blank gray as she replayed her horrified memories of what had happened.

And she winced at the utter rage that radiated from his body as he regained consciousness.

" He will die."

Inuyasha snorted, his incarnate was dead anyway. What the hell could he do? But…he could do something. He'd have to avenge Kagome's name. Not this Inuyasha-kun of hers. Him, because he was alive. Warm blood and a beating heart. Not a mere memory of times long past. He was alive.

And Inuyasha-kun was dead.

Suddenly, Inuyasha felt a hell of a lot better.

" No. Not by your hand." Kagome said, removing herself from Inuyasha's embrace. She stood her stormy eyes cold with indifference and hate.

" He will die by mine."

Inuyasha stood, growling at her, taking her by the shoulders.

" But I must do it! You're mine!"

" But…" Kagome interrupted simply, gently removing his grip from her healing shoulders. " You are no longer living. You can't do anything." She took a deep breath as she watched her lover's ears droop and his eyes harden as cold realization hit him.

" Inuyasha will have to."

And with those words, the said boy was inwardly doing his happy dance.

Inuyasha-kun nodded stiffly, before holding her close to him. Kissing the crown of her head, he whispered softly in her ear.

" I love you."

Kagome breathed in deeply before smiling softly.

" And I you."

Suddenly, Inuyasha didn't feel happy enough to dance anymore.
Kagome pulled away as Inuyasha's body glowed faintly. Her eyes worried as Inuyasha's ears twitched as his eyes opened.

" Are you okay?"

Inuyasha nodded gruffly before leaving the room.

As soon as he left the room, Kagome fell to her knees and cried.

Luna: Um…a tad bit of dark humor in there.

Veron: Yeah….

Luna: REVIEW!

-Review Responses-

Kagome-Chan: WOW! I thought for sure, you'd flame me. Thanks for not burning me. ((Blushes)) I'm still amazed that this story has re-read value. And I love you too! ((Glomps))

Blue-Eyed Floozy: Eh heh heh heh ((sweatdrops as she hides)) It will be in good reason in about three chapters. With something this horrid, there's gonna be lots of fluff! And angst…

i won't tell: Um…yeah. It is mind rape in a sense. Actually, more spiritual rape. Her body reacted to it, but not as badly since she wasn't physically raped. Um…does that make any sense at all? And don't worry. There will be more angst but to counter it some fluff too.

Captured Moon: Poor Inu. Bees stung him. Hope he isn't' allergic. LOL. Thankies for reviewing and cola is good!

szmadad: To answer your questions. Onigumo KNEW that Kagome would speak to Inu-Kun once more eventually and that he needed her immense power to receive a body. So, he pushed Inuyasha out of the spell and held Kagome captive in the spirit world so he could do what he wanted with her. Since Inuyasha wasn't with her, Inuyasha-Kun's spirit couldn't contact her since his soul is in Inuyasha's body. And Kagome didn't sense it because most of her power was focused on the spell and she didn't expect an ambush so she left her bow and quiver back in the real world.

So um, does that answer your questions?

Inuyasha-Freak15: Thankies

lz: The monster is Onigumo, just to correct you. Naraku's a good guy, but he's dead now… Anyway Kagome wasn't pure in the first place. Early on in the story, in Chapter 8 I believe when she first meets Kikyo. She admits that she had sex with Inuyasha's incarnation so she wasn't a virgin. So when she was raped, she wasn't a virgin. But she's still pure in soul but not physically. And just read how both Inuyasha's reacted ne?

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